PROVO -- In a battle for Utah County bragging rights, the Cougars crushed the UVSC Wolverines Tuesday night at Miller Field, taking both games 8-2 and 11-1.
"I was disappointed with how we played in the first game," coach Gordon Eakin said. "But I like how they responded in the second game. They played with a purpose and with intensity."
Game one got off to an explosive start as Paige Paramore started the Cougar offense with a first-inning solo homerun shot over left field. BYU would score four more runs on five hits in the first as Ianeta Le'i, Ashlyn Russell, Kate Walker and Jodi Norton crossed the plate. The Wolverines notched one error in the first on a missed fly ball to right field.
Wolverine pitcher Ericka Jones walked three in the second inning and then gave up Russell's eighth homerun of the year, a three-run shot crushed straight over the center field fence to put the Cougars on top 8-0.
The Wolverines attempted a comeback in the fourth inning as junior Ariel Capra came into pitch for the Cougars. UVSC's Amanda Kendzior started off the inning with a single to left-center field. Shortstop Kristy Miller then homered over the center-field fence to put the Wolverines on the board with two runs. However, the Wolverines were unable to score again.
Both teams settled down in the last four innings, playing defensively and refusing to allow any more runs while leaving six runners on base.
BYU scored eight runs on eight hits and no errors in the victory. Russell was the Cougar star, going 2-4 and racking up three RBI's with her center-field homer. UVSC scored two runs on six hits and one error.
Cougar pitcher Boyce picked up the win, allowing two hits in three innings while striking out one and walking none. UVSC's Jones took the loss as she allowed eight runs on six hits, three walks and one strikeout in two innings pitched.
In game two, the Cougar bats started ringing in the second inning as Lauren Watson and Le'i got on base and Russell singled Watson home to score the first run of the game. With Le'i on second and Russell on first, Norton singled over the shortstop's head to load the bases with only one out. Le'i was called out trying to cross the plate on Milli Jones' single but Krystle Chamberlain picked up where Russell left off, singling home Russell and Norton.
With two outs, Jennifer Whiteley picked up two RBI's of her own with a double down the right field line to bring in Jones and Chamberlain. After stealing third, Whiteley added another Cougar run on a single RBI by Paige Paramore. UVSC center-fielder Britney Guernsey finally ended the inning catching Watson's pop-fly, but the damage had been done as the Cougars took a 6-0 lead on seven hits.
Le'I got the Cougars going on the third inning with a lead-off single and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Russell walked to move Le'I up. Walker then laid down a sacrifice-bunt to move the runners up to second and third. A Norton double scored Le'i and Russell came in on a wild pitch to give the Cougars an 8-0 lead at the end of three innings.
UVSC got on the board in the fourth inning, hitting Kristy Miller home on an RBI single by Shyanne Durrant. But the Cougars were not done scoring. Paramore doubled in the bottom of the fourth to bring in Whiteley, who led-off with a triple. Debbie Dodds singled Paramore to third and Le'i brought her in with an RBI single. Russell then advanced Le'i to second with a single and Walker singled to load the bases with one out. Norton hit a sacrifice-fly to right field to bring Le'i home, but Milli Jones made the third out to end the inning with an 11-1 Cougar lead.
UVSC had one last chance to get in the game in the fifth inning, but the Cougars retired the side in order, ending the game with an 11-1 win by virtue of the eight-run rule.
BYU scored 11 runs on 15 hits and no errors in the win. Pitcher Niki Anderson picked up the victory with three hits, one earned run, one walk and six strikeouts in five innings. UVSC's Kristy Miller earned the loss as UVSC scored one run on three hits and no errors.
With the sweep, the Cougars improve to 26-12 on the season while UVSC drops to 18-15. BYU will next be in action Thursday at 6 p.m. against Pacific at Miller Field. The game will be televised live on BYUTV.
Utah Valley State 2 (8-14)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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HARTGROVE 2b............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
HARDY cf................. 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
KENDZIOR dp.............. 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MILLER ss................ 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1
JOHNSON c................ 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 0
DURRANT lf............... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
BLACK rf................ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
JONES p.................. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
SMITH p................. 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
HENDRICKS 1b............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1
CARDENAS 3b.............. 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
GARDNER rf/lf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 26 2 6 2 3 4 18 7 6
Brigham Young Univ. 8 (25-14)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WATSON, Lauren c......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0
WHITELEY, Jennifer lf.... 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle lf. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PARAMORE, Paige dp....... 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
LE`I, Ianeta 1b.......... 3 2 1 0 1 0 8 0 3
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 3b....... 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0
JONES, Milli pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WALKER, Kate 2b.......... 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
GERHAUSER, Lindsey 2b... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
NORTON, Jodi ss.......... 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DODDS, Debbie cf......... 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
OSBORN, Belinda rf....... 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
BOYCE, Brooke p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
CAPRA, Ariel p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 26 8 8 7 7 3 21 8 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Utah Valley State... 000 200 0 - 2 6 2
Brigham Young Univ.. 530 000 X - 8 8 0
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E - JOHNSON; GARDNER. LOB - UVSC 6; BYU Cougars 7. 2B - CARDENAS(2);
LE`I(10); DODDS(3). 3B - OSBORN(2). HR - MILLER(2); PARAMORE(7); RUSSELL(8).
SB - NORTON(5). CS - BLACK; JONES, M.(1).
Utah Valley State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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JONES............... 2.0 6 8 4 3 1 13 16
SMITH............... 4.0 2 0 0 4 2 13 17
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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BOYCE, Brooke....... 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 11 11
CAPRA, Ariel........ 4.0 4 2 2 3 3 15 18
Win - BOYCE (9-6). Loss - JONES (5-13). Save - None.
WP - CAPRA(3).
Umpires - HP: CLAIRE McBRIBE 1B: STEVE ROLLINS 3B: RAY MEIBOS
Start: 5:00 PM Time: 2:15 Attendance:
Game notes:
BYU WINS GAME ONE
Score by Innings R H E
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Utah Valley State... 000 200 0 - 2 6 2
Brigham Young Univ.. 530 000 X - 8 8 0
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Utah Valley State starters: 2/2b HARTGROVE; 3/cf HARDY; 21/dp KENDZIOR; 6/ss
MILLER; 11/c JOHNSON; 8/lf DURRANT; 7/p JONES; 18/1b HENDRICKS; 0/3b
CARDENAS; 15/rf GARDNER;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 11/c WATSON; 3/lf WHITELEY; 19/dp PARAMORE;
66/1b LE`I; 25/3b RUSSELL; 5/2b WALKER; 8/ss NORTON; 20/cf DODDS; 18/rf
OSBORN; 9/p BOYCE;
Utah Valley State - inning 1
HARTGROVE grounded out to p. HARDY grounded out to p. KENDZIOR singled to
catcher. MILLER struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
WATSON grounded out to ss. WHITELEY grounded out to p. PARAMORE homered
to left field, RBI. LE`I doubled to left field. RUSSELL reached on a
fielding error by rf, advanced to second; LE`I scored, unearned. WALKER
singled up the middle; RUSSELL advanced to third. NORTON singled to left
field, RBI; WALKER advanced to second; RUSSELL scored, unearned. DODDS
doubled to left field, 2 RBI; NORTON scored, unearned; WALKER scored,
unearned. OSBORN grounded out to p. 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Utah Valley State - inning 2
JOHNSON flied out to lf. DURRANT popped up to 3b. JONES singled to left
field. HENDRICKS reached on a fielder's choice; JONES out at second ss to
2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
WATSON grounded out to 1b unassisted. WHITELEY grounded out to ss.
PARAMORE walked. LE`I walked; PARAMORE advanced to second. RUSSELL
homered to center field, 3 RBI; LE`I scored; PARAMORE scored. WALKER
walked. NORTON struck out swinging. 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah Valley State - inning 3
CARDENAS grounded out to p. HARTGROVE lined out to lf. HARDY grounded out
to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
SMITH to p for JONES. DODDS fouled out to 3b. OSBORN walked. WATSON
walked; OSBORN advanced to second. WHITELEY walked; WATSON advanced to
second; OSBORN advanced to third. BLACK to rf for DURRANT. GARDNER to lf.
PARAMORE struck out looking. LE`I popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
Utah Valley State - inning 4
CAPRA to p for BOYCE. CHAMBERLAIN to lf for WHITELEY. GERHAUSER to 2b for
WALKER. KENDZIOR singled to left center. MILLER homered to center field,
2 RBI; KENDZIOR scored. JOHNSON struck out swinging. BLACK walked. BLACK
out at second c to ss, caught stealing. SMITH popped up to p. 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
RUSSELL struck out looking. GERHAUSER flied out to cf. NORTON walked.
NORTON stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c. DODDS
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Utah Valley State - inning 5
HENDRICKS flied out to cf. CARDENAS walked. CARDENAS advanced to second
on a wild pitch. HARTGROVE grounded out to p. CARDENAS failed pickoff
attempt. HARDY grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
OSBORN tripled to right center. WATSON grounded out to 2b. CHAMBERLAIN
reached on a fielder's choice; OSBORN out at home 1b to c. PARAMORE
popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah Valley State - inning 6
KENDZIOR flied out to 2b. MILLER walked. JOHNSON singled to second base;
MILLER advanced to second. DURRANT to lf for BLACK. GARDNER to rf. MILLER
failed pickoff attempt. DURRANT struck out looking. SMITH struck out
looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
LE`I flied out to lf. RUSSELL singled to left field. JONES, M. pinch ran
for RUSSELL. GERHAUSER popped up to c. JONES, M. out at second c to 2b,
caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Utah Valley State - inning 7
RUSSELL to 3b for JONES, M.. HENDRICKS flied out to rf. CARDENAS doubled
down the rf line. HARTGROVE grounded out to 2b; CARDENAS advanced to
third. HARDY grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Utah Valley State 1 (8-15,0-0 IND)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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HARTGROVE 2b............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
HARDY cf................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
BLACK rf................ 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
KENDZIOR c............... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
MILLER p/lf.............. 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
JOHNSON dp............... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DURRANT rf/lf............ 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
CARDENAS ss/3b........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2
HENDRICKS 1b............. 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
STEWART pr.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GARDNER 3b/lf............ 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
GUERNSEY lf/cf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 17 1 3 1 1 6 12 5 3
Brigham Young Univ. 11 (26-12,4-5 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle dp.. 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
WHITELEY, Jennifer cf/rf. 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
PARAMORE, Paige c........ 3 1 3 2 0 0 7 0 0
WATSON, Lauren rf........ 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
DODDS, Debbie cf........ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LE`I, Ianeta 1b.......... 3 2 2 1 0 0 6 0 0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 3b....... 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
WALKER, Kate 2b.......... 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
GERHAUSER, Lindsey 2b... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NORTON, Jodi ss.......... 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
JONES, Milli lf.......... 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
ANDERSEN, Niki p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 22 11 14 10 2 1 15 3 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Utah Valley State... 000 10 - 1 3 0
Brigham Young Univ.. 062 3X - 11 14 0
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DP - UVSC 1. LOB - UVSC 3; BYU Cougars 4. 2B - WHITELEY(2); PARAMORE(6). 3B
- WHITELEY(2). HBP - JONES, M.. SH - JOHNSON; WALKER(6). SF - NORTON(4). SB
- MILLER; CHAMBERLAIN(10); WHITELEY(3).
Utah Valley State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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MILLER.............. 3.1 13 11 11 2 1 20 24
DURRANT............. 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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ANDERSEN, Niki...... 5.0 3 1 1 1 6 17 19
Win - ANDERSEN (14-5). Loss - MILLER (6-7). Save - None.
WP - MILLER 3. HBP - by MILLER (JONES, M.).
Umpires - HP: STEVE ROLLINS 1B: RAY MEIBOS 3B: CLAIRE MCBRIDE
Start: 7:40 Time: 1:45 Attendance: 414
Game notes:
BYU WINS GAME TWO
Score by Innings R H E
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Utah Valley State... 000 10 - 1 3 0
Brigham Young Univ.. 062 3X - 11 14 0
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Utah Valley State starters: 2/2b HARTGROVE; 3/cf HARDY; 21/c KENDZIOR; 6/p
MILLER; 11/dp JOHNSON; 8/rf DURRANT; 0/ss CARDENAS; 18/1b HENDRICKS;
15/3b GARDNER; 1/lf GUERNSEY;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 1/dp CHAMBERLAIN; 3/cf WHITELEY; 19/c
PARAMORE; 11/rf WATSON; 66/1b LE`I; 25/3b RUSSELL; 5/2b WALKER; 8/ss
NORTON; 10/lf JONES, M.; 24/p ANDERSEN;
Utah Valley State - inning 1
HARTGROVE fouled out to 1b. HARDY grounded out to 1b unassisted. KENDZIOR
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
CHAMBERLAIN grounded out to 3b. WHITELEY flied out to cf. PARAMORE
singled to center field, out at second cf to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Utah Valley State - inning 2
MILLER walked. JOHNSON out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; MILLER advanced
to second. DURRANT struck out looking. CARDENAS grounded out to 1b
unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
WATSON walked. BLACK to rf for HARDY. DURRANT to lf. GUERNSEY to cf.
WATSON advanced to second on a wild pitch. LE`I singled up the middle;
WATSON advanced to third. RUSSELL singled to shortstop, RBI; LE`I
advanced to second; WATSON scored. WALKER struck out looking. NORTON
singled to left field; RUSSELL advanced to second; LE`I advanced to
third. JONES, M. reached on a fielder's choice; NORTON advanced to
second; RUSSELL advanced to third; LE`I out at home p to c. CHAMBERLAIN
singled to center field, 2 RBI; JONES, M. advanced to third; NORTON
scored; RUSSELL scored. CHAMBERLAIN stole second. WHITELEY doubled down
the lf line, 2 RBI; CHAMBERLAIN scored; JONES, M. scored. WHITELEY stole
third. PARAMORE singled down the rf line, RBI; WHITELEY scored. WATSON
flied out to cf. 6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah Valley State - inning 3
HENDRICKS singled to right field. STEWART pinch ran for HENDRICKS.
GARDNER struck out swinging. HARTGROVE grounded out to ss; STEWART
advanced to second. BLACK struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
HENDRICKS to 1b for STEWART. LE`I singled up the middle. LE`I advanced to
second on a wild pitch. RUSSELL walked. WALKER out at first c to 2b, SAC,
bunt; RUSSELL advanced to second; LE`I advanced to third. NORTON singled,
advanced to second on the throw, RBI; RUSSELL advanced to third; LE`I
scored. NORTON advanced to third on a wild pitch; RUSSELL scored on a
wild pitch. JONES, M. hit by pitch. CHAMBERLAIN lined into double play 3b
unassisted; NORTON out on the play. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah Valley State - inning 4
WHITELEY to rf. DODDS to cf for WATSON. KENDZIOR struck out swinging.
MILLER singled up the middle. JOHNSON struck out swinging. MILLER stole
second. DURRANT singled to left field, RBI; MILLER scored. CARDENAS
struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
WHITELEY tripled to right center. PARAMORE doubled down the lf line, RBI;
WHITELEY scored. DODDS singled up the middle; PARAMORE advanced to third.
LE`I reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; DODDS out at second ss
unassisted; PARAMORE scored. RUSSELL singled to right field; LE`I
advanced to second. MILLER to lf. DURRANT to p. MILLER to ss. CARDENAS to
3b. GARDNER to lf. WALKER singled to left field; RUSSELL advanced to
second; LE`I advanced to third. NORTON flied out to rf, SF, RBI; WALKER
advanced to second; RUSSELL advanced to third; LE`I scored. JONES, M.
grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Utah Valley State - inning 5
GERHAUSER to 2b for WALKER. HENDRICKS grounded out to 1b unassisted.
GARDNER grounded out to c unassisted. HARTGROVE grounded out to 3b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.